Polk County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Polk County's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.5%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+0.5 pp
% change
+5.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.1 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -0.2 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -0.3 pp (-3.2%) |